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Take a ride on the NFL coaching carousel

It’s firing season in the NFL. Stephen White, Danny Kelly and RVB discuss the latest round of firings in the NFL coaching and GM ranks.

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Welcome to an early week edition of The Onside Kick Family Hour, the Internet’s only NFL podcast.* It’s firing season in the NFL, so we’ve got a lot to talk about with changes, and some surprising non-changes, happening. Stephen White, Danny Kelly and myself dive right in.

  • Surprises from Week 17!
  • Could the Chiefs be the team that surprises us all in the playoffs?
  • What happened to Chip Kelly in Philly? And Stephen explains what other qualities a coach needs besides just a playbook.
  • The Colts brought back both GM Ryan Grigson and head coach Chuck Pagano. It could be a disaster. It could also be the right move.
  • What’s going on with Sean Payton?
  • The Browns are hiring analytics specialists to run their team. But they are still the Browns until proven otherwise.
  • Speaking of analytics in football, what exactly does that mean for the NFL? More importantly, teams are already using analytics.

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*Might not be the only NFL podcast on the Internet.

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